Black velvet air

Unblinking stars cold stare

The lake lay unmoving

The morning a promise

The woods asleep

Leaves silvered with starlight

A canopy

Quiet settled like

A friend sitting close

In a moment

birds will find their voice

But

Now

Silence and peace

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Shhhhhhh…….Quiet, Please!